Sant'Antonio dei Portoghesi
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The church of Saint Anthony in Campo Marzio, known as Saint Anthony of the Portuguese , is a Baroque
roman catholic titular church in Rome
, dedicated to Saint Anthony of Lisbon.
Established as titulus S. Antonii in Campo Martio in 2001, the present Cardinal-Priest of the church is José Policarpo.
was designed by Martino Longhi the Younger
(1638), Carlo Rainaldi
(1657), and finally by Cristoforo Schor (1697), replacing a 15th century church built under the initial patronage of Cardinal António Martins de Chaves
. The ribbed dome (1674–76) was designed by Rainaldi.
The roof is stuccoed by Pompeo Gentile and frescoed by Salvatore Nobili. In the first chapel, the neoclassic monument to Alexandre de Sousa Holstein was sculpted by Antonio Canova
in 1806; the second chapel has a Baptism of Christ by Giacinto Calandrucci
, and a Circumcision of John the Baptist by Nicolas Lorrain. A second monument in the chapel is also by Calandrucci.
The main altar has an Apparition of the Virgin. Another chapel includes a funerary monument to ambassador Manuel Pereira de Sampaio by Pietro Bracci
from 1750. The second chapel has three artworks by Lorrain: a Nativity, Adoration by the Magi, and Repose in Egypt. The first chapel on the left has an altarpiece of Madonna with child and Saints Antonio of Padua and Francis by Antoniazzo Romano
.
Baroque
The Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...
roman catholic titular church in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, dedicated to Saint Anthony of Lisbon.
Established as titulus S. Antonii in Campo Martio in 2001, the present Cardinal-Priest of the church is José Policarpo.
History
The national church of the Portuguese peoplePortuguese people
The Portuguese are a nation and ethnic group native to the country of Portugal, in the west of the Iberian peninsula of south-west Europe. Their language is Portuguese, and Roman Catholicism is the predominant religion....
was designed by Martino Longhi the Younger
Martino Longhi the Younger
thumb|300px|Detail of the façade of [[Sant'Antonio dei Portoghesi]] in [[Rome]].Martino Longhi the Younger was an Italian architect of the Baroque period active in Rome, in a milieu when the most prominent competition for commissions came from no less than Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Francesco...
(1638), Carlo Rainaldi
Carlo Rainaldi
Carlo Rainaldi was an Italian architect of the Baroque period.Born in Rome, Rainaldi was one of the leading architects of 17th century Rome, known for a certain grandeur in his designs. He worked at first with his father, Girolamo Rainaldi, a late Mannerist architect in Rome. After his father's...
(1657), and finally by Cristoforo Schor (1697), replacing a 15th century church built under the initial patronage of Cardinal António Martins de Chaves
António Martins de Chaves
António Martins de Chaves was a Cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was bishop of Porto in Portugal.He was made cardinal on the 18 December 1439 by Pope Eugenius IV.-External links:*...
. The ribbed dome (1674–76) was designed by Rainaldi.
The roof is stuccoed by Pompeo Gentile and frescoed by Salvatore Nobili. In the first chapel, the neoclassic monument to Alexandre de Sousa Holstein was sculpted by Antonio Canova
Antonio Canova
Antonio Canova was an Italian sculptor from the Republic of Venice who became famous for his marble sculptures that delicately rendered nude flesh...
in 1806; the second chapel has a Baptism of Christ by Giacinto Calandrucci
Giacinto Calandrucci
Giacinto Calandrucci was an Italian painter of the Baroque period.Originally from Palermo, he moved to Rome with the fellow Palermitaan painter and engraver Pietro del Pò. Like many painters in Rome in his day, then entered the large and prolific studio of Carlo Maratta...
, and a Circumcision of John the Baptist by Nicolas Lorrain. A second monument in the chapel is also by Calandrucci.
The main altar has an Apparition of the Virgin. Another chapel includes a funerary monument to ambassador Manuel Pereira de Sampaio by Pietro Bracci
Pietro Bracci
Pietro Bracci was an Italian sculptor working in the Late Baroque manner.-Biography:He was born in Rome and became a student of Giuseppe Bartolomeo Chiari and Camillo Rusconi...
from 1750. The second chapel has three artworks by Lorrain: a Nativity, Adoration by the Magi, and Repose in Egypt. The first chapel on the left has an altarpiece of Madonna with child and Saints Antonio of Padua and Francis by Antoniazzo Romano
Antoniazzo Romano
Antoniazzo Romano, born Antonio di Benedetto Aquilo degli Aquili was an Italian Early Renaissance painter, the leading figure of the Roman school during the 15th century.-Biography:...
.